FAO WARNS MEAT MECHANISATION WILL PROMOTE DISEASE
September 1st, 2007
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE UNITED Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) has warned that the rapid industrialisation of global animal food production is increasing the risk of disease transmission from animals to humans, especially given expanding global trade networks. In a policy paper Industrial Livestock Production and Global Health Risks, the FAO said: "The risk of disease transmission from animals to humans will increase...due to human and livestock population growth, dynamic changes in livestock production, the emergence of worldwide agro-food ...
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